{"product_id":"jamaica-kincaid-a-critical-companion-hardcover","title":"Jamaica Kincaid: A Critical Companion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLizabeth Paravisini-Gebert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the publication of her novel \u003ci\u003eAnnie John\u003c\/i\u003e in 1985, Jamaica Kincaid entered the ranks of the best novelists of her generation. Her three autobiographical novels, \u003ci\u003eAnnie John\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, and collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eAt the Bottom of the River\u003c\/i\u003e, touch on the universal theme of coming-of-age and the female adolescent's need to sever her ties to her mother. This angst is couched in the social landscape of post-colonial Antigua, a small Caribbean island whose legacy of racism affects Kincaid's protagonists. Her fiction rewrites the history of the Caribbean from a West Indies perspective and this milieu colors the experiences of her characters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing a biographical chapter, Paravisini-Gebert traces the development of Kincaid's craft as a writer. Each of the novels and the collection of short stories is discussed in a separate chapter that includes sections on plot, character, theme, and an alternate critical approach from which to read the novel, such as feminist. A complete primary and secondary bibliography and lists of selected reviews of Kincaid's work complete the study.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLIZABETH PARAVISINI-GEBERT is Professor of Hispanic and African Studies at Vassar College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePhyllis Shand Allfrey: A Caribbean Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and co-author of \u003ci\u003eCaribbean Women Novelists\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.5 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52987994833203,"sku":"9780313302954","price":111.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NfS-6ab-Ej9780313302954.webp?v=1769072586","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/jamaica-kincaid-a-critical-companion-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}